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The most runs the Cubs have given up over 2 games and lost both games is 27 runs from 5/17 to 5/18 in 1979. They scored 22 runs in the first game and 5 runs in the next game.

I know the Cubs scored 16 runs during a doubleheader in 1964 and lost both games as well as doing that in 1955 while scoring 17 runs. I believe the 17 runs is the most runs scored in a doubleheader loss for the Cubs.

So not only did the Indians and Sox play two (the real kind), starting after the Hawks parade ended, but the first game went four hours, the first INNING went 1 hour (80 pitches or so total), there was a rain delay, a review of a non-HR in the 8th of game two, the cancellation of fireworks because the game went past 12:30, 29 runs in the first game, and a blown 3-run lead in the ninth game two. And, yes, for real, it was mullet night.

I'm reposting my own comment from last night omnichatter b/c it was posted at 3 am, and hell, I sat through 8 hours of terrible baseball and I want people to know about it dammnit.

Eight year old me will never forget that travesty of a game against the Phillies. Before they put the skyboxes in (1989 I think), Wrigley was as much of a bandbox as any MLB park ever, but only when the wind blew out. The medium-deep fly ball to the short power alley in left-center was an easy homer.